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Munster Power Cuts

Ireland has no open live feed, so the quickest way to check Munster is the official PowerCheck map from ESB Networks.

Munster covers counties Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. Atlantic storms are the main threat: Status Red warnings for Storm Darwin in 2014 covered Cork and Kerry, Storm Ophelia in 2017 brought Status Red winds to southern and western counties, and around 40,000 of Storm Ellen's 194,000 outages in 2020 were in Cork. ESB Networks also says the south and west coasts are especially vulnerable to lightning damage.

Population
1,373,346
Estimate, 2022
Network operator
ESB Networks
About 666,784 customers in this area
Weather warnings
0
Met Éireann
Major past events
5
Storm Ophelia

Who to contact in Munster

The network operator responsible for faults in Munster. Search your address on its official PowerCheck map.

Ireland network operators, PowerCheck map links and phone numbers
Network operatorOfficial PowerCheck mapReport by phone
ESB NetworksOpen ↗1800 372 999

If you see a fallen power line, do not touch it or go near it and call 112 or 999.

Munster on the Ireland map

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Ireland has 4 provinces, shown over a 800 by 900 map.

Boundaries: © Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0.

Weather warnings

Met Éireann lists no active warnings for this area.

Source: Met Éireann

Counties in Munster

  • Cork584,156
  • Limerick209,536
  • Tipperary167,895
  • Kerry156,458
  • Clare127,938
  • Waterford127,363

Population from the 2022 Census.

Largest places in Munster

  • Cork
  • Limerick
  • Waterford
  • Ennis
  • Tralee
  • Clonmel

Nearby provinces

Reliability in Munster

Average minutes without power and interruptions per customer, as published by the regulator or operator

Network operatorTime without powerInterruptionsYear
ESB Networks2 hr 12 min1.472025

Definitions vary by source, for example in how major storms are treated, so these figures aren't a ranking. See each operator's page for the exact scope.

Major power cuts affecting Munster

Totals may cover every area affected, not only this one. Full accounts are on the Ireland page.

  1. Storm Ellen

    19 August 2020

    194,000 customers affected

    More than 194,000 homes, farms and businesses were without power on the morning of 20 August, around 40,000 of them in Cork city and county.

    Source: ESB Networks, crews restoring power to 194,000 after Storm Ellen (20 August 2020)

  2. Storm Ali

    19 September 2018

    140,000 customers affected

    ESB Networks named Cavan, Sligo, Galway, Thurles, Castlebar, Tralee, Portlaoise, Mullingar and Dundalk among the areas affected.

    Source: ESB Networks, update on Storm Ali (19 September 2018)

  3. Storm Emma (Beast from the East)

    1 March 2018

    117,000 customers affected

    ESB Networks reported 117,000 homes and businesses without power at about 1:30am on 2 March, mainly in the east and the greater Dublin area, with Co Cork also affected.

    Source: ESB Networks, Storm Emma update, 7:20am (2 March 2018)

  4. Storm Ophelia

    16 October 2017

    385,000 customers affected

    Source: ESB Networks, update on Storm Darragh (8 December 2024)

  5. Storm Darwin

    12 February 2014

    260,000 customers affected

    Source: RTÉ News, Storm Darwin aftermath (16 February 2014)

Munster power cut news

Munster power cut FAQ

Who do I contact about a power cut in Munster?

ESB Networks (1800 372 999) repairs the local network in Munster, which includes Cork, Limerick and Waterford.

What was the biggest power cut in Munster?

Storm Ophelia (16 October 2017) affected about 385,000 customers across the affected areas.

How reliable is the power supply in Munster?

ESB Networks reported 2 hr 12 min of interruption per customer in 2025. Scope differs between sources, so treat these as a guide and not a ranking.

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You may reuse our derived data under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. Weather warnings are from Met Éireann, under its open data licence, and are not altered.

PowerOutageTracker.com. "Munster Power Cuts." Accessed 3 November 2026. https://poweroutagetracker.com/world/ireland/munster
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